Intuition is linear; our imaginations are weak. Even the brightest of us only extrapolate from what we know now; for the most part, we're afraid to really stretch.

Does God exist? Well, I would say, 'not yet'.

Nature, and the natural human condition, generates tremendous suffering. We have the means to overcome that, and we should deploy it.

Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity -- technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history. The implications include the merger of biological and nonbiological intelligence, immortal software-based humans, and ultra-high levels of intelligence that expand outward in the universe at the speed of light.

Biological evolution is too slow for the human species. Over the next few decades, it's going to be left in the dust.

If we could convert 0.03 percent of the sunlight that falls on the earth into energy, we could meet all of our projected needs for 2030.

We appear to be programmed with the idea that there are 'things' outside of our self, and some are conscious, and some are not.